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Erechtheum

Meaning of "Erechtheum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ERECHTHEUM

ɪˈrɛkθɪəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERECHTHEUM

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Erechtheum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ERECHTHEUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erechtheion

The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.

Definition of Erechtheum in the English dictionary

The definition of Erechtheum in the dictionary is a temple on the Acropolis at Athens, which has a porch of caryatids.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERECHTHEUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ERECHTHEUM

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Synonyms and antonyms of Erechtheum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Erechtheum
1,325 millions of speakers
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Erecteión
570 millions of speakers
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
280 millions of speakers
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Эрехтейон
278 millions of speakers
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Erechtheum
270 millions of speakers
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Erechtheum
260 millions of speakers
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Erechthéion
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheion
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Erechtheum
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는 erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Eretteo
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Erechtejon
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Ерехтейон
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Erechtheum
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Ερέχθειο
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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Erechtheum
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERECHTHEUM»

Discover the use of Erechtheum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Erechtheum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Architecture of Greece
Callimacnos; Pnilocles; Arcnilocnus The Erechtheum on the Athenian Acropolis is a unique and complicated building. Some scholars praise it as an excellent solution to problems of site and cult, while others see it as an unsatisfactory design ...
Janina K. Darling, 2004
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History of Art: The Western Tradition
Aeolian capital, from Larissa, c. 600 B.C. Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkcv 5-38. Porch of the Maidens, the Erechtheum, Akropolis, Athens. 421-405 B.C. sheer fancy, for we have early ancestors, or relatives, of the Ionic capital that bear ...
Horst Woldemar Janson, Anthony F. Janson, 2004
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Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture
1 06 The Erechtheum viewed from the Parthenon. In the bottom left foreground are the remains of an archaic predecessor. where they were described by Pausanias, but in such confusion that it is difficult to place them. As one scholar has ...
Ian Jenkins, 2006
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Greek and Roman Architecture
An interesting feature of the Erechtheum decoration is the use of 'acanthus' ornament, perhaps for the first time in important architecture, except, probably, for the acroteria of the Parthenon. This decorative element first appeared in the latter  ...
D. S. Robertson, 1929
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Ancient Greek Religion
Figure IV.2 View through the Propylaea (gateway) of the Athenian Acropolis, with the Parthenon on the right, the Erechtheum on the left, the Athena Promachos statue by Phidias in the center left, and smoke rising from the Altar of Athena ...
Jon D. Mikalson, 2011
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Ancient Athens
CHAPTER VIII THE ERECHTHEUM AND THE TEMPLE OF VICTORY If the Parthenon shows us the perfection of Doric architecture, no less does the Erechtheum offer the most Erechtheum from the South-east. beautiful example of the Ionic ...
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Power and Place: Temple and Identity in the Book of Revelation
Vitruvius, concludes that the Erechtheum caryatids are not of the Vitnivian type, Hugh Plommer , "Vitruvius and the Origin of Caryatids," JHS 99 (1979): 101-102. 183 James Morton Paton and Gorham Phillips Stevens, The Erechtheum ...
Gregory Stevenson, 2001
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Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities
Y 3.8 The Erechtheum with the Temple of Caryatids, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 430-406 BCE. The Erechtheum, like so many other Acropolis structures, was erected to honor Athena. It housed the wooden statue of the goddess that was part of ...
Lawrence Cunningham, John Reich, Lois Fichner-Rathus, 2013
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The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on ...
Vitruvius's caryatids are in several respects negative versions of those of the Erechtheum (figure 31). And the latter, in turn, bring up the whole question of Greek and Roman Stutzfiguren or statue- columns. Before the Erechtheum, Greek ...
George L. Hersey, 1988
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its ...
74 at R, 103), a monopteral plan consisting of a circle of nine Ionic columns imitated from those of the Erechtheum, with a diameter of only 24 feet 6J inches on the stylobate, and without a cella.3 Among the propylaea erected at this period to ...
William Bell Dinsmoor, 1950

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERECHTHEUM»

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Stones that speak
The line of carved stone eggs, each one separated by a dart or arrow pointing downwards, was first used by the Greeks on the Erechtheum ... «The Economist, May 15»
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Thanks, Obama, but city is already home to many historic libraries
It is inspired by the Erechtheum, a temple on the Acropolis in Athens. There are solid bronze doors and a stunning central rotunda supported by ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
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Eye on Art: Regan looks back with solo show at PMA
This connects to her rendition of the Erechtheum, the caryatid icon in Athens. Regan mentions in her bio how her life has come full circle, as her ... «Pensacola News Journal, Dec 14»
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12 Gifts Ancient Greece Gave To The World
The Parthenon and the Erechtheum are just two of the many impressive examples of their age-old architectural knowledge and practice that are ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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Weekend in . . . Athens
(Lord Elgin had the sculptures from the Propylaea and the Erechtheum removed between 1801 and 1812, when Greece was still part of the ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
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Amal Clooney looks elegant during Acropolis museum visit in Greece
... and his agents removed half of the surviving sculptures, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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36 Hours in Athens
(Lord Elgin had the sculptures from the Propylaea and the Erechtheum removed between 1801 and 1812, when Greece was still part of the ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
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UK should do a swap for the Elgin Marbles, says Amal Clooney
... and his agents removed half of the surviving sculptures, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Amal Clooney leaves Athens hotel ahead of meeting over return of …
... and his agents removed half of the surviving sculptures, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Erechtheum to Get a New Floor
erechteum The famous Erechtheum of the Athenian Acropolis, renowned for the inclusion of six caryatids in its architectural plan, is about to get ... «Greek Reporter, Oct 14»
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